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paducahsun.com OCAL The Paducah Sun Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3A BY C.D. BRADLEY The Paducah school board approved the $160,000 purchase of nearly 6.6 acres from Paducah Water Works for a new middle school on Monday. The board approved the purchase without comment as part of its monthly expenditures. Superintendent Randy Greene has said the school, if the Kentucky General Assembly approves funding in 2010, could open as early as the fall of 2012. The district already owned 7.9 acres at the end of Highland Boulevard next to Forest Hills, and has discussed the possible donation of nearly 4.8 acres the city owns between the two parcels.

City Manager Jim Zumwalt said at last Paducah City Commission meeting that the issue will be discussed at an upcoming meeting. Meeting: Paducah Independent Board of Education, Nov. 17, 28 minutes plus a closed session to discuss student disciplinary cases. Actions: The board approved on second reading an incentive payment to teachers who offer early notification of their plans to leave the district. The plan $600 for notification before Dec.

1, $300 before Feb. 1 was simplified after discussion with teachers, Greene said. over $1,000: The board approved a payment of $547,393.86 to Southern Roofing Company, the latest payment in a $3 million districtwide roofing project, along with 65 other payments of more than $1,000. The board approved nine terminations, including the resignation of Paducah Middle School teacher Tabatha Thornton, and hired 14 employees. Attendance: More than 40 people attended the meeting, largely for the recognition of Veterans Day Essay Contest winners and the award of high school diplomas to Shaquon- ica Charmaine Hill and Orlando McKinnis Cox.

C.D. Bradley can be contacted at 575-8617. BY ANGIE KINSEY Glenda Adkisson received another sobering reminder on Sunday night about how the American Red Cross helps military families. Adkisson, executive director of the Paducah Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, helped a homeless 83- year-old World War II veteran get a local hotel room and a bus ticket after hearing of his plight. Adkisson said the man was trying to get from Champaign, to the Evansville, Veterans Affairs office to get help with housing.

He left for Evansville on Monday. is a Adkisson said. man did not have dementia. I was told he earned three Bronze Medals at Normandy during World War II. He just simply ran out of money and ran out of The Paducah chapter provides disaster preparedness and response and health and safety education to residents of Ballard, Hickman, Livingston and McCracken counties, as well as assistance to families with members in the military.

Keeping the American people connected with their loved ones serving in the U.S. military is a fundamental mission of the American Red Cross through its Armed Forces Emergency Services. Red Cross workers speed messages across thousands of miles to service members separated from loved ones in times of both celebration and loss. normal circumstances we have the means to help homeless Adkisson said. have to stick to our mission because we have the funds to meet all the needs, but we do military services.

think a lot of people still know about all our services. We do help with military emergency financial situations and this classified as one of them. There are a lot of homeless In 2005, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimated the number of homeless veterans as 194,000 nationwide, with nearly 400,000 veterans likely to experience homelessness that year. Adkisson said military families should always keep updated information about their loved one, such as Social Security number, complete address, branch of service and rank, in case an emergency arises. Information: Red Cross at 442-3575.

Angie Kinsey can be contacted at 575-8657. Homeless vet, 83, gets helping hand BY ANGIE KINSEY The Rev. Mike Rothwell expects even more people to partake in New Covenant community Thanksgiving dinner this year because of the economy. economy is affecting a lot of Rothwell said. preparing as much as we The free dinner will be from 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Community Kitchen, next door to the church at 1200 Jefferson St. open to the entire community, whoever wants to Rothwell said. of our church donated and cooked turkeys, so it will be a regular turkey and dressing Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone from our youth to our seniors will be helping and serving.

a way for us to bless the community and those who may not have an opportunity for a Thanksgiving The church served 300 people last Thanksgiving, but Rothwell said the Community Kitchen serves more than 500 people weekly. It offers free lunches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and will be open Thanksgiving Day. The church plans to have pick-up spots at several neighborhoods Thanksgiving.

Call 210-3389 for locations or for information about donating turkeys or other food items to the kitchen. Angie Kinsey can be contacted at 575-8657. Church expects larger Thanksgiving crowd Briefs death linked to heart MAYFIELD, Ky. Graves County Coroner Philip McClain said that preliminary autopsy results for 21- year-old Randon Cavette show that his death was heart-related. The autopsy was conducted Monday in Madisonville.

Cavette died Sunday evening after playing a pickup basketball game at Mayfield Middle School. He was a former Graves County High School basketball player who led the Eagles to the Sweet 16 final four in 2006. McClain said that as a standard procedure, toxicology work would be done, but the results will not be known for two to three weeks. Centre book offered for sale Anyone wanting to purchase Paducah author Dr. Robert Robertson book Wonder can do so three ways.

Order online at www. butlerbooks.com and at www.thewonderteam. com by clicking E-mail Robertson at and request a copy, or fax requests to 444-6519. Wonder explores the Centre College Praying Colonels football teams from 1917 to 1924. Chinese diplomat to visit Murray MURRAY, Ky.

Chinese diplomat He Xiangdong will speak at Murray State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Curris Center Theatre. Xiangdong serves as counselor for congressional affairs with the Chinese embassy in Washington. His speech will focus on several topics of interest, including the success that China has experienced in the 21st century, the recent Olympic Games, relations between China and the United States, the Chinese economy and a look at the future. work history includes correspondent and editor of World Affairs magazine in Beijing, second secretary for the Chinese embassy in the Sultanate of Oman, first secretary and chief of political section for the Chinese embassy in Saudi Arabia and first secretary and director of the Political Planning Department for the Foreign Ministry.

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